teachableness

noun

Definition of teachablenessnext
as in tractability

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  1. obedience
  2. subordination
  3. conformity
  4. submission
  5. acquiescence
  6. humility
  7. meekness
  8. surrender
Noun
  • Ensure commands are paired with rewards or positive experiences to encourage obedience.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Democrats specifically held out hope that Utah's religious culture of obedience would weigh on voters' reaction to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and Trump's felony convictions, driving down Republican support.
    Erin Alberty, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of obedience
Noun
  • In Gilead, women exist in complete subordination to men, especially the handmaids, a class of women who are still fertile despite an ongoing environmental catastrophe that has decimated birth rates.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The armed forces have never aspired or organized to overthrow the government, and their professional ethos of subordination to civilian control is deeply ingrained.
    Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of subordination
Noun
  • Andreessen said the party no longer tolerated dissent within its ranks and instead demanded lockstep conformity enforced through cancel culture, effectively reducing the Democrats to a religious cult minus the opportunity for redemption.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This environment breeds conformity instead of innovation.
    Edward DeAngelis, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of conformity
Noun
  • Assess vendors’ submissions, monitor compliance and flag potential issues.
    Venky Yerrapotu, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Your submission will be governed by our general Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of submission
Noun
  • Indeed, the notion remains strong that Ukraine’s acquiescence to Russia on the territorial issue would send a devastating signal around the world that force prevails over the rule of law.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
  • But all dictatorships require at least some degree of either popular support or acquiescence.
    Brett L. Carter, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2023
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • People who ooze humility don’t run for President, after all.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sometimes stepping away from a toxic environment means embracing humility, relinquishing your impressive title, and starting over.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of humility
Noun
  • Most disconcerting is the meekness of Washington’s supposedly stalwart European allies.
    Raphael Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2014
  • But to see Bass as a kumbaya leader — or to mistake her softness for meekness — is to fundamentally misunderstand her.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Definition of meekness
Noun
  • Owner surrenders are at an all-time high at her organization, which is based in Florida.
    Alana Semuels, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
  • New York policyholders should address their surrender for to Bankers Conseco Life Insurance Company Policyholder Services.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrender
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